# Festivals in Plainfield, NJ 2026 | Culture & Street Fairs

- **Subtitle**: Your guide to festivals in Plainfield, New Jersey 2026 — cultural celebrations, street fairs and food festivals. Find dates, locations and what to expect.
- **Category**: Festivals
- **Type**: category

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## Featured Events

- **Event Name**: 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival
  - **Description**: Celebrate Irish culture, community, and tradition at the Ocean County Irish Festival—now marking its 10th anniversary! Enjoy a full day of live music, pipe & drum bands, a lively beer garden, delicious food, craft vendors, Raffles and family-friend
  - **Date**: Sat, 12 Sep at 11:00 am – Sat, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bayville/10th-anniversary-ocean-county-irish-festival/80003511910910
  - **Venue**: Miller Air Park (Ocean County Fairgrounds)
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  - **Categories**: festivals, music, entertainment, live-music

## About

The best things to do in the world include attending top-notch festivals in Plainfield. Be it a rocking music festival or scrumptious food festival in Plainfield, you will have a gala time of your life with a few of your close friends or your family. With the best of fun, entertainment, and food, the experience in festivals lets the enthusiasts immerse in the local culture and vibe. Ranging from the biggest outdoor beach parties to crazy music festivals, the festivals fall under various categories to suit everybody’s tastes. If you are looking for the best events and festivals in Plainfield listed on one platform - we have you covered.

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## Festivals Events in Plainfield

- **Event Name**: 2026 Central Jersey Jazz Festival
  - **Description**: 🎷 Something smooth is coming to Downtown Plainfield… 🎶

The Central Jersey Jazz Festival is headed to Downtown Plainfield this fall! Mark your calendar for Sunday, October 4 and get ready for an afternoon of incredible live jazz, great energy, and communi
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  - **Date**: Sun Oct 04 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/plainfield/2026-central-jersey-jazz-festival/200030599718557
  - **Venue**: Plainfield, New Jersey
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- **Event Name**: Grand Artistry Live
  - **Description**: FREE INDOOR FESTIVAL | TWO DAYS OF ARTS, CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENTGrand Artistry Live returns to Plainfield, New Jersey, on September 26–27, 2026, for a free two-day indoor arts festival celebrating dance, music,
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 26 2026 (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/plainfield/grand-artistry-live/80003610108283
  - **Venue**: Plainfield Performing Arts Center (PPAC)
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: performances, festivals, workshops, art, entertainment, it, dance, dance-competition, music-festivals, contests
- **Event Name**: Bongobashi 5th year Durga Puja
  - **Description**: � Bongobashi 5th year Durga Puja 2026 – A Grand Celebration of Culture, Devotion & Music! �

Bongobashi proudly invites everyone to join us for two unforgettable days of Durga Puja celebrations, bringing together the rich traditions of Bengal, communi
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 10 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun Oct 11 2026 at 11:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/plainfield/bongobashi-5th-year-durga-puja/200030561057417
  - **Venue**: Plainfield High School
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  - **Categories**: Music, Concerts, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: City of Plainfield's Lenny Cathcart House Music Festival
  - **Description**: SAVE THE DATE

The City of Plainfield’s
Lenny Cathcart House Music Festival is back!
Join us on Saturday, September 19, at its new location:

City Hall
515 Watchung Ave.
Plainfield, NJ

More details, including event information and entertainment, will be
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  - **Date**: Sat Sep 19 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/plainfield/city-of-plainfields-lenny-cathcart-house-music-festival/200030479581612
  - **Venue**: 515 Watchung Ave, Plainfield, NJ, United States, New Jersey 07060
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- **Event Name**: 2026 North Plainfield Fall Festival
  - **Description**: food - vendors - community groups - inflatables - entertainment - featuring Car Nutz car show (9am - 2pm)
Proceeds Benefit North Plainfield Education Foundation. Check us out on the web www.npfallfestival.org
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  - **Date**: Sat Sep 26 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat Sep 26 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/plainfield/2026-north-plainfield-fall-festival/200029861223922
  - **Venue**: 34 Wilson Ave, North Plainfield, NJ 07060-4075, United States
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## Trending Events in Plainfield

- **Event Name**: Plainfield Sky Dance at Quaker Days
  - **Description**: Join us for the 2nd Annual Town of Plainfield Sky Dance at Quaker Days.

Hit play on your favorite '90s playlist and get ready for another unforgettable night under the stars!

Join us on Saturday, September 19 at the Al and Jan Barker Sports Complex for
  - **Venue**: Al and Jan Barker Sport Complex
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- **Event Name**: CLUB 111
  - **Description**: Club 111 is a weekly open-format nightlife experience built to reset the energy of Jersey nights.About this Event  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/fb7f7bc0-a316-11f1-9988-bfc638c33a5a-rimg-w491-h740-dc080808-gmir.jpg
  - **Venue**: Faraones Night Club of Plainfield NJ
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- **Event Name**: Jimmie Vaughan and the Tilt-A-Whirl Band
  - **Description**: Jimmie Vaughan delivers more than a concert, he brings decades of blues history to life through masterful guitar work, soulful vocals, and a stage presence shaped by a lifetime in the genre. Whether you’re a longtime blues fan or just discovering it, the
  - **Venue**: 200 W Main St, 46168
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- **Event Name**: Autumn Family Fun Fest
  - **Description**: Celebrate the season with us at Eaton Preserve from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., September 19 for a day packed with fall-themed festivities the whole family will love! 🍁

🎯 Activities include:
🚜 Family hayrides
🎃 Pumpkin launching & pumpkin patch
🌾 Prairie m
  - **Venue**: Eaton Preserve, 23621 West 135th Street, Plainfield, IL 60544
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- **Event Name**: Plainfield Harvest Run 5k/10k & Kids Miler
  - **Description**: Come out and join us for our 28th Annual Harvest 5k-10k run/walk & Kids Miler. As the oldest race in the Plainfield, this event has averaged around 800 to 900 people each year and has been put on by the Plainfield Shorewood Area Chamber of Commerce. P
  - **Venue**: Plainfield, Illinois
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- **Event Name**: Back Your Badge Marathon - Victory Party
  - **Description**: 🎉 The Back Your Badge Victory Party – Everyone's Invited!

You don't have to run the race to be part of the excitement!

Join us at the Back Your Badge Victory Party and experience one of Plainfield's biggest community celebrations as hundreds of runners
  - **Venue**: Plainfield Parks & Recreation
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- **Event Name**: Plainfield Indianapolis Metro Princess Day
  - **Description**: Join the princesses for a magical event in the Indianapolis Metro!  Featuring princess stories, songs, dances, crafts, games and more!About this EventEnjoy a 90-minute princess experience
  - **Venue**: Embassy Suites by Hilton Plainfield Indianapolis Airport
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- **Event Name**: '26 Summer Concert Series
  - **Description**: ⭑FREE⭑ concerts in the Courtyard, because nothing beats live music outside on a warm Summer night. Dine in the Tavern, grab a drink, and step outside for an evening of live music under the open sky.

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  - **Venue**: 1700 W Renwick Road, Romeoville, IL, United States, Illinois 60446
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- **Event Name**: Keepin’ the Old School Alive - JDM Old School Car Show
  - **Description**: 🚨Keepin’ the old school Alive🚨

🗓️Sunday, September 06, 2026
📍duCret Center of Art, 1030 Central Ave., Plainfield, NJ 07060
🕦9:00am - 3:00pm
💰Entrance fee is $25 for car show participants, cash only, at the entrance. All spectators are FREE
🗒️ Open to Jap
  - **Venue**: duCret School of Art
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Festivals events in Plainfield?
  - **A:** 2026 Central Jersey Jazz Festival (Sun Oct 04 2026 at 12:00 pm at Plainfield, New Jersey), Grand Artistry Live (Sat Sep 26 2026 at Plainfield Performing Arts Center (PPAC)), Bongobashi 5th year Durga Puja (Sat Oct 10 2026 at 10:00 am at Plainfield High School), City of Plainfield's Lenny Cathcart House Music Festival (Sat Sep 19 2026 at 12:00 pm at 515 Watchung Ave, Plainfield, NJ, United States, New Jersey 07060), 2026 North Plainfield Fall Festival (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 11:00 am at 34 Wilson Ave, North Plainfield, NJ 07060-4075, United States).
- **Q**: What are the top free Festivals events in Plainfield?
  - **A:** Grand Artistry Live (Sat Sep 26 2026 at Plainfield Performing Arts Center (PPAC)).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Plainfield in September 2026?
  - **A:** Grand Artistry Live (Sat Sep 26 2026 at Plainfield Performing Arts Center (PPAC)), City of Plainfield's Lenny Cathcart House Music Festival (Sat Sep 19 2026 at 12:00 pm at 515 Watchung Ave, Plainfield, NJ, United States, New Jersey 07060), 2026 North Plainfield Fall Festival (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 11:00 am at 34 Wilson Ave, North Plainfield, NJ 07060-4075, United States), 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival (Sat, 12 Sep at 11:00 am at Miller Air Park (Ocean County Fairgrounds)).
- **Q**: How can I find Festivals events in Plainfield?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Festivals events in Plainfield on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Festivals events in Plainfield?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Festivals events in Plainfield?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Festivals events in Plainfield include Plainfield, New Jersey, Plainfield Performing Arts Center (PPAC), Plainfield High School.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Festivals events in Plainfield?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Festivals events in Plainfield include Downtown Plainfield - SID, Esira Castillo, Bongo Bashi SocioCultural Association.
- **Q**: Are there any online Festivals events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Festivals events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Festivals events in Plainfield?
  - **A:** Follow the Festivals category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Festivals events are listed in Plainfield.

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